Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-01-23
LITTLE WASHINGTON.
4 Wash. aud .JcT. Election General News
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4 Wash. aud ,Jril. Election News
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Special telegram f. Me SWntay Register.
WASHINGTON, Pa, January 9.-Quitc
Il uohby room has been added to the depot
of the Penn. railroad ut the foot of Chest
nut street.
The members of the preparatory depart
mcnt of Wash. and JEFF. College, held Their
usual term election laSt Tuesday. Consid,
cradle excitement was created, but finally
Mr.. Robert Orr, of the senior preparatory
class, was elected rs president for the en-,
suing term. Mr.. Fred Blaney was elected
as Historian.
The petition which was presented to the
faculty of w. x j. has not rs yet received
all answer. The petition was asking fol
the privilege Of having the monitor system
in recording ATTENDANCE at the chapel eX-
erciseS restored. BY this system the mem
bers OF each class took turns in calling the
long roll. The faculty have for the past
few years kept the record themselves. The
reason given for wanting 4 change is that
it will enable the students To become
acquainted with the names of his fellow
students. As it is, it is almost impossible
To get acquainted with the students ont.
side of your own class. The boys signed
the petition almost to a man.
5. T.. Fergus and Major j.. p. Sayer at
tended the inauguration of Governor
Beaver, last Tuesday.
One or two dances were held in the
Palace Rink during the past week.
M. S,,.,, ,1,,, ,ro taIl-in. al ,nNI,,,
dress suits to graduate in instead of Prince
AlbertS rs has formerly been the custom.
Hi Henrey's Minstrels played at the
Opera House last Wednesday evening to n
large house.
Mr.. NJ. II. BrintOn, of Ellsworth, OF
Hamilton county Iowa, is visiting his
mother.
Miss Kate Berthel, who has been con,
fined to her home for some time with ty-
phOid fever, is said to he about again.
Mrs. Owens, of Waynesburg, is visiting
Mrs. G. w. Sharp.
The Young Mems Christian Association
held a convention here on the 18th, 18th
and 10th. The first meeting was held in
the First Presbyterian Church Friday
evening. DIR. j. d. Moflat, President Of
W. and j. College, delivered an address OF
welcome to the convention. He was fol
lowed by Mr.. Porter, of Pittsburg, who
was speaker of the evening, after which
they adjourned until Saturday morning al
9 o'clock. Most of the business was trans
acted at this meeting. The afternoon SEES
sion from two till five was presided Over
by \. j. Montgomery, jr, of the College
Association. The time was occupied by
short talks by the different delegates.
In the evening q large audience Assem-,
bled in the First Presbyterian Chuch, to
listen to a most interesting and instructive
talk by Rev. S. X. Taggart on The Aim,
Scope and Work of the Y. NJ. c. A." Mr.
Taggart spoke of how the impression had
gotten ont in different places that the
Young Mems Christian Association wa
society for the enforcement of the law, the
perance society, but hat the different
members Of the association might engage
in these different things, yet the Y. NJ. c. A
as an association did not do any of them,
although they were very favorable t.
them.
A conservation meeting was held Sun
day morning at 8 o'clock in the COlleg'
chapel, followed by a devotional meeting
in the rooms ofthe Y. NJ. C. A. of the Col
lege.
Sunday afternoon two devotional meet
iDgs were held, one of which was exclusive
ly for women. 1t was held in the Firs
Presbyterian Church, Rev. S. A. Taggart
State Secretary, conducting the exercises
The other, for men only, was held in tn